Festival Photograhy: Latitude Festival 2008 De-brief
Posted by Matt on July 22nd, 2008 filed in Digital Photography Hints & Tips, Event Photography, Outdoor Photography, Taking PhotosComment now »
Latitude Festival Crowds - by Matt Hobbs
Last weekend we spent a happy three days up in Suffolk at the Latitude Festival, a wonderful mix of outdoor music, comedy, theatre and other more cerebral activities. Following on from last week’s articles on how to choose a camera for a festival, and how to pack your camera for a festival - I did of course take my camera with me, and you can see plenty of Latitude Festival Photos here. So how did it all work out?
Festival Photography: Camera Packing Hints
Posted by Matt on July 16th, 2008 filed in Digital Photography Hints & Tips, Event Photography, Outdoor PhotographyComment now »
Eddie Argos (Art Brut) by Matt Hobbs
Previously we talked about how to choose a camera to take to a festival, not always an easy decision. Today we cover how to pack your camera ready for the festival and what extra bits and pieces to take, with a list of preparation steps as well as a handy, last minute checklist of what photo bits you might need (or might not).
Festival Photography: Which Camera to Take?
Posted by Matt on July 15th, 2008 filed in Digital Photography Hints & Tips, Event Photography, Handy Hints, Outdoor Photography2 Comments »
Hooray! It’s festival season! Woo! Another excuse to get our cheapo tents out from the cupboard, forget to pack our suntan lotion and wellies, and to see lots of bands we’ve never heard of. Woo! Oh, and also it’s the perfect chance to take lots of stunning photos of people in strange costumes, your friends having a splendid time or abstract shots of the aftermath of litter as everyone ‘forgets’ to clear up after themselves.
There are two types of festival - those where you go and live under canvas in a field for a few days, or those where you can stay at home and walk to the fun fresh, clean and showered. In this article series we focus on the former, but there will be hints that apply to both. We’ll cover which camera to take to a festival, how to pack to be ready to take great festival photos and how to handle your camera at the festival. So read on, and feel free to add your own hints and tips as what’s a festival without happy, smiling crowds?
Taking Lightning Photos (or Video)
Posted by Matt on July 13th, 2008 filed in Digital Photography Hints & Tips, Nature Photos, Outdoor Photography, Photo Safety, Taking PhotosComment now »
Lightning is one of the most spectacular natural events that can be caught on camera. The sharp flash, followed by the afterglow stays embedded in your eye for ages after the shock of impact. A camera can slow the lightning strike down, showing what happened too fast to really see and take in. Stunning, beautiful and deadly.
Yes, deadly. lightning is very very dangerous, as has been recently witnessed by this poor woman who was taking videos in a lightning storm and was struck by lightning. Luckily she survived, other people aren’t so lucky. Between 1990 and 2003, in the US alone from lightning strikes. That’s about 60 a year. This doesn’t include people who suffered lightning strikes and survived, with or without serious harm.
So how can we take beautiful pictures of lightning with less danger? Read on to find out.
Digital Photography: Popular Posts
Posted by Matt on July 1st, 2008 filed in Digital Photography Hints & TipsComment now »
Digital Photography Hints has been giving you handy hints and tips about photography for a while now. So here’s a brief round-up of the top three posts you’ve enjoyed most:
- Add RAW to Canon Cameras: Frustrated that your Canon camera doesn’t let you save RAW files? Then check out this article on how to add RAW to your Canon camera
- Classic Cameras: Yashica T4 Super: We flash back to a classic film camera, the Yashica T4 Super. Super indeed.
- The Law about Taking Photos: As photographers face increasing harassment for pursuing their passion we review some of the laws on taking photos in public places.